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Challenging Caste and Race: The Campaign for Integrated Higher Education in the Reconstruction Era
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Dawson, Daisy Lee Tibbs (1924-2013)
When the principal, J.T. Wright and his wife, a white couple who served as mentors to Tibbs, accepted a position at the University of Washington (UW), they convinced her to move to Seattle with them in 1944 to continue her education.  As a student at the University of Washington Tibbs met Akiko
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24
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OP-ED: Joe Biden attacks freethinking Black Americans while President Trump empowers them
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OP-ED: Joe Biden Attacks Freethinking Black Americans while President Trump Empowers Them
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Ailey, Alvin (1931-1989)
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